Table 3.
Frequencies, including percentages, of the objective oral health variables of the Parkinson's disease patients (PD) and the control subjects (control) and statistically significant group differences.
| Variables | PD | Control | Statistical test |
|---|---|---|---|
| All persons | n=74 | n=74 | |
| Number of persons with an edentulous maxilla | 14 (18.9%) | 14 (18.9%) | |
| Number of persons with an edentulous maxilla and mandible | 9 (12.2%) | 9 (12.2%) | |
| Number of persons with a soft tissue lesion | 20 (27.0%) | 18 (24.3%) | |
| Number of complete maxillary removable dental prostheses | 14 | 15 | |
| Number of complete mandibular removable dental prostheses | 9 | 9 | |
| Number of partial maxillary removable dental prostheses | 8 | 7 | |
| Number of partial mandibular removable dental prostheses | 10 | 9 | |
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| Dentate persons | n=65 | n=65 | |
| Mean number of teeth | 21.2 | 22.5 | |
| Number of teeth with carious lesions | 74 | 12 | Mann–Whitney U test; U=1526.500, P ≤ 0.001 |
| Number of teeth with restorations | 466 | 518 | |
| Number of tooth root remnants | 24 | 5 | Mann–Whitney U test; U=1818.000, P < 0.022 |
| Amount of biofilm and food (scores 2 and 3) | 39 (60%) | 20 (31%) | χ (2) 2=18.127; P < 0.001 |
| Mean number of posterior functional tooth units, including (implant-supported) single- and multiunit fixed dental prostheses | 3.2 | 2.8 | |